St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1887-01-11
IMpoaTANT .EssIoN.
The County Commissioners Discuss
= "a Court House and Transact other
Business.

The County commissioners Discuss
= Court House and Transact other
Business.
All the members were present yesterday
morning at the meeting of the new board of
county commissioners. On motion Of Com
missioner Lennon three members were APP
pointed Oh each standing committee, instead
of two as last year. The following is 2
complete list:
Ways and Means-Barlow, Erickson and
Lennon.
Roads and Bridges-Chowen, Lennon and
Erickson.
Cams--Lennon, Barlow and Chowen.
Public Grounds and Buildings-Swift, Bar
low and Erickson.
TaXes-Erickson, Lennon and Barlow.
INDECENT Poor and Poor Farm-Swift Bar
low and Chowen.
Printing and Stationery-Baro Swift and
Lennon.
Lake Improvemeuts-Chow Swift aud
Lennon.
The salaries of the various officers upon
which the board passes were left the same
as last year viz: Overseer of the Door farm.
$1,000 per annum; county physician. $500
per annum; janitors of the court house. $50
per month; assistant janitors, S45 per
month. The oyerSeer of the poor farm
presented his report and an inventory
showing the value of buildings. fixtures
furniture farming implements and stock on
Jan. l. 1887, to be S53, 1917. The value
of the condemned articles now at the farm
is placed at S110. A communication from
the Fire EXtinguiSher company, of Chicago,
relative I'D the eXtinguiSherS at the poor
farm, was referred to the committee on
public grounds and buildings. A. l.. Len
non Presented petition for the allowance
of his expenses in contesting his seat
as county commissioner, amounting to
$3.50. 80. The matter was referred to the
county attorney. A committee from the
Trades and Labor assembly appeared be-
fore the board during the morning and the
chairman. Mr.. LAWYER, urged that George
a. Chase be appointed overseer of the poor
farm, in place OF Ii. A. c. Thompson. who
has held the office but one year. An in
formal vote was taken in relation to the
matter, and Mr.. Thompson received votes,
George A. Chase and II. A Whitman l.
The formal ballot gave Mr.. Thompson
and Chase /, and Mr.. Thompson was de-
clared elected. The board put off electing
q county physician until next week.
On motion of Commissioner Erickson the
amount of license for selling liquor in Hen
nepin county for the ensuing year. was
fixed at 500 by unanimous vote The
special committee appointed to look into
the sanitary condition Of the court house
and jail reported that the matter had been
fully investigated and that report would
be made at the next meeting. The bond of
Robert JannSon. as assistant county attor-
ney. was presented with +. G. James and
F. B. Snyder as sureties. and approved.
Commissioners Lennon, Barlow and Swift
were appointed a special committee to ex-
anime into the matter of selling liquor
without license.
The matter of building new court
house came up for discussion, and the pro-
posed act for its construction was finally
submitted to the board and referred to the
committee on public buildings and grounds.
Commissioner Erickson introduced reso-
luton to the effect that the clerk be in
Structed to communicate with the president
of the city council asking him TO appoint a
committee to confer with the building COM
mittee of the board relative to the feasibility
of building a new court house and city hall
together. The resolution was unanimously
adopted.
The committee on printing and stationery
was directed to procure bids for publishing
the proceedings of the board, together with
the financial statement for 1856 and the de-
linquent tax list for 1885. John S. Pills
bury put in petition to have certain taxes,
alleged to have been wrongfully levied, re-
funded to him, and the matter was referred
to the county attorney for his opinion as to
whether the board had the power to act in
the matter Fred Webb was granted a IL
cense to sell liquor in the town of Plymouth.
The board adjourned to Jan. II, at 10